Cable supporting clip



Nov. 3,. 1964 F. F. BROWN 3,155,298

CABLE SUPPORTING CLIP Filed Feb. 12, 1962 INV EN TOR Tran/7 .27. own:

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3,155,298 CABLE SUPPORTING CLIP Frank F. Brown, 6311 Florence Place, Bell Gardens, Calif. Filed Feb. 12, 1962, Ser. No. 172,593 3 Claims. (Cl. 224-5) This invention relates to a clip for supporting the cable leading from electrical hair clippers employed by barbers. The primary object of the invention is to provide a clip of the above character which is :adapted to be mounted on the pocket with which barbers smocks are ordinarily equipped and then serve as a means for supporting the clipper cable in a fashion to prevent the cable from becoming entangled with` the feet of the barber while employing the clippers lin a hair cutting operation.

A particular object of the inventionk is to provide a construction in the cable supporting clip whereby while being engageable with the rim of a pocket the load imposed on the clip by the weight of the cable will be delivered onto the bottom of the pocket free of the pocket United States Patent O 3,155,293 Patented Nov. 3, 1964 "ice material may consist of either a suitable metal or plastic,

rim sofas to prevent 'sagging of the rim under the load of the cable on the clip.

With the foregoing objects in view together with such other objects andadvantages asmay subsequently appear the invention resides in the construction hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. l is a view in side elevation of the cable supporting clip;

FIG. 2 is front elevational View thereof;

FIG. 3 is an isometric View illustrating the clip as applied to a pocket;

FIG. 4 is a detail in section taken on the line 4 4 of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views showing modifications of the construction shown in FIG. 4; and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the application of the invention.

Referring to the drawing more specifically A indicates generally the cable supporting clip, B designates a pocket in a smock C with which the clip is associated, and D denotes the electric cable which the clip A is designed to support which cable extends between a hair clipper E and an electrical terminal F with which a barber Shop is ordinarily equipped, as shown in FIG. 4.

The clip A embodies an elongate shank 8 having opposed ends 9-10 of which the end 9 is free while the end 1t? terminates in a return bend 11.

Connecting with the return bend 8 is one end of the side portion 12 of a U-Vshaped hanger D the other side portion 13 of which leads to a free end 14. The side portion 12 of the hanger G overlies the shank 8 with a major portion of the length thereof abutting or contiguous the shank and co-operating therewith to provide a clamp the return bend 11 being resilient and tensioned to urge the side portion 12 toward the shank 8 and yieldably oppose outward movement of the side portion-12 relative to the shank S. The connecting portion 15 of the side portions12-13 is curved longitudinally on an arc away from the shank 8 and constitutes a saddle on which the cable D seats transversely of the clip in snug conformity with the saddle.

The outer side portion 13 leads inwardly from the connecting portion 15 and ,extends in overlying spaced relation tothe inner side portion 12 sogas to slightly l overly the portion of the cable D seated von the saddle The outer end 14 of the portionis curved-outwardly rfhaving the requisite stiifness and resiliency.

An important feature of the invention resides in equipping the free end 9 of the shank 8 with a shoe H which when the clip is applied with the shank 8 and hanger portion G positioned astride the rim 16 of the pocket B and with the shank 8 extending vertically interiorally of the pocket, the shoe H`will seat on the bottom portion 17 of the pocket. In order to accomplish this seating of the shoe H, the shank 8 is constructed of a length combined with the shoe' H .slightly exceeding the depth of the pocket B so that when the clip is applied, as shown in FIG. 3, with the shoe H seated on the bottom 17 of the pocket, the return bend 11 will be disposed slightly above the margin of the rim 16 whereby the load of the cable D imposed on the clip will be carried by the bottom of the pocket thereby relieving the rim 16 of the pocket of sagging strains.

The shoe H may be formed in various fashions, being here shown in FIGS. l, 2, 3 and 4 as comprising a body of material, such las rubber or plastic Within which the free end 9 of the shank 8 is embedded and shown in FIG. 5 as comprising a solidified thick coating of semiiluid plastic in which the end of the shank is dipped;

and shown in FIG. 6 as comprising a return bend of the Y strip material of which the shank is formed. In any event the purpose of the shoe H is to blunt the free end 9 'of the shank 8 so as to provide la wide area of surface contact between 'the free end of the shank and the bottom of the pocket whereby penetration of the fabric of the pocket by the free end of the shank will be likely to occur.

In the application and operation of the invention the clip A is attached to the pocket B by inserting the shank 8 longitudinally into the pocket with the hanger G disposed exteriorally of the pocket; the clip being manipulated to position the shank 8 and strip portion 12 upright nstride the outside wall 16 of the pocket with the shoe H seated on the bottom 17 of the pocket. The return bend 11 will then overlie the margin 16 of the pocket rim in 'spaced elevated relation thereto and being supported in such position by the shank 8 having its lower end bearing on the bottom of the pocket. The foregoing recited operation is usually effected while the srnock C is being worn, but manifestly the clip A may be applied to the pocket at any other time.

Where the invention vis employed by a barber about to perform a hair clipping operation, the barber applies the clip A to the pocket B of his smock C as above described, and on grasping the hair clipper E in one hand, takes the cable D in his other hand and places a selected portion of the length thereof within the hanger G as shown in FIG; 3. vThe cable is thus engaged in the clip A Vwith adequate lengths of the cableextending between the clippers and the clip A and between the clip .and the terminal F such as to permit necessary movements' of the barber in performing the hair clipping operation and yet support the cable in an elevated position such as to prevent its entanglement with the feet of the` of the cable is carried on the bottom of the pocket Vapart from the rim thereof so that downward sagging of the pocket` rirnby reason of the attachment isn avoided, and

whereby use of the clip will not objectionally deform the pocket rim or subject it to excessive wear.

I claim:

1. A pocket engaging clip for supporting the electrical cable leading from .a hair clipper, comprising (a) an elongate shank having opposed ends,

(b) a return bend on one of said ends adapted to overlie the rim of a pocket,

(c) a shoe on the other of said ends adapted to seat on the bottom of a pocket to support said shank with said return bend spaced from the rim of a pocket overlain by said bend, and

(d) la U-shaped cable receiving and supporting hanger connected to said return bend overlying said shank.

2. The combination with a pocket having a bottom and a rim of (a) an elongate shank having opposed ends and having a length exceeding the depth of said pocket between the bottom and rim thereof,

(b) a shoe on one end of said shank adapted to seat on the bottom of said pocket,

(c) a return bend on the other end of said shank adapted to overlie the rim of said pocket, said shoe when seated on the bottom of a pocket co-operating with said shank to positionv said return bend in spaced relation to the rim of the pocket,

(d) a U-shaped cable receiving and supporting hanger connected to said return bend extending in overlying relation to said shank.

3. The combination with a pocket having a bottom and a rim of (a) an elongate shank having opposed ends and having a length exceeding the depth of said pocket between the bottom and rim thereof,

(b) a shoe on one end of said shank adapted to seat on the bottom of said pocket,

(c) a return bend on the other end of said shank adapted to overlie the rim of said pocket, said shoe when seated on the bottom of a pocket cooperating with said shank to position said return bend in spaced relation to the rim of the pocket,

(d) a U-shaped cable receiving and supporting hanger, having a pair of connected spaced apart side portions including an inner side portion which extends in continuation of said return bend in overlying relation to said shank contiguous thereto, said return bend being resilient and urging said inner side portion toward said shank.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 463,786 Davidson Nov. 24, 1891 I 806,750 Padmore Dec. 5, 1905 1,092,244 Coolidge Apr. 7, 1914 1,596,765 Rabinovitch Aug. 17, 1926 1,601,572 Lester Sept. 28, 1926 1,775,011 Wichmann Sept. 2, 1930 

1. A POCKET ENGAGING CLIP FOR SUPPORTING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE LEADING FROM A HAIR CLIPPER, COMPRISING (A) AN ELONGATE SHANK HAVING OPPOSED ENDS, (B) A RETURN BEND ON ONE OF SAID ENDS ADAPTED TO OVERLIE THE RIM OF A POCKET, (C) A SHOE ON THE OTHER OF SAID ENDS ADAPTED TO SEAT ON THE BOTTOM OF A POCKET TO SUPPORT SAID SHANK WITH SAID RETURN BEND SPACED FROM THE RIM OF A POCKET OVERLAIN BY SAID BEND, AND (D) A U-SHAPED CABLE RECEIVING AND SUPPORTING HANGER CONNECTED TO SAID RETURN BEND OVERLYING SAID SHANK. 